You can make a wish, but then you have to do the wish.
Wishes don't just happen!!!
What is Julie's Wish?
My Wish is that nobody feels FORGOTTEN.
Not Everybody Has Somebody....I say it often.
I have served as Guardian for my brother since 2017, and he has been in the Haviland Care Center (a long term care facility for those with mental illness) for just as long.
This will be his 8th Christmas spent there, and while I make sure he has Christmas gifts every year, it didn't take me long to figure out that many of the other residents do not have family or friends to make sure they have gifts, visits, or even basic supplies, and that the nurses and staff of the facility often purchase these items out of their own pockets. In 2018, I started making sure that all 45 residents got at least one wrapped Christmas gift and a small goody bag, and have made it my mission to make sure all of them have something, for as long as they reside there.
My short term goal is to collect small Christmas Gifts, basic hygiene products, and snacks for the residents of the Haviland Care Center.
My longer term goal is to raise $5,000 to create an Endowment to support these efforts in perpetuity, and after 3 years, I may just make that goal this year! I have had wonderful supporters!
In July of 2022, I had the experience of serving as Guardian for a gentleman from the Care Center, although I had never met him before. Jimmy was meant to have surgery, complete rehab, and return to the back to the facility, but unexpectedly, his condition became terminal, and he passed away.
Although he didn’t survive, the entire experience was extremely impactful to me.
As I arranged this gentleman's funeral and tried to piece together an obituary for someone I didn't know, what occurred to me most was the realization that the staff at Haviland Care Center had been his only source of love and care for a large portion of his life. While he had siblings scattered across the country, none of them had seen him in over 17 years, and didn't recognize him when I sent them a picture.
My long term goal is to increase awareness of Guardianship Opportunities, and make sure that the most vulnerable of our people are never left to feel alone or forgotten.
If you have any extra love to share, I would love to chat about Guardianship.
I appreciate everything the staff does to support a group of people who are so often overlooked.
Mental Illness has affected my family personally, and I often wonder what will happen to my brother if he outlives me, my family, or those that could care for him.
He has not been able to make friends like a lot of us have, he can't communicate very well at times, and can be a lot for someone to process if they have not been around people with mental illness.
To me, he has been a gift in my adult life....he makes me appreciate all of the little blessings....
or at least acknowledge how fortunate I am...even on the bad days.
I am honored both Jesse's Sister and Guardian, and to have the staff at Haviland Care Center care for him as if here were their own family member. I owe them the world.
Thank YOU for helping me help them!!!!
The Goals:
$5,000 towards an Endowment
Collect Immediate Need Items
Collect Immediate Need Items
My Ultimate Goal is to raise enough to Endow a Fund with South Central Community Foundation....providing additional support to the Haviland Care Center in perpetuity. The Fund "Julie's Wish" is currently active with South Central Community Foundation.
Collect Immediate Need Items
Collect Immediate Need Items
Collect Immediate Need Items
I would love to collect items for the Haviland Care Center...individual snack items, socks, body wash, shampoo, toothbrushes, staff support items (coffee credit, goodie baskets).
Create Awareness
Collect Immediate Need Items
Create Awareness
Not Everybody has Somebody.
More people than we realize often find themselves without family, or someone to care for them. Whether they have been forgotten, have outlived family, or burned bridges....they still matter. The Staff at Haviland Care Center cares for and loves them all.
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